DirecTV Now, a US-only subscription streaming television service owned by carrier AT&T, is about to raise prices across all its packages by $5, effective of August 1.
AT&T is raising prices across all DirecTV Now packages come August 1
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DC Universe is a new video streaming service for super fans
Warner Bros. is unleashing a digital subscription service for its biggest DC Comics fans. DC Universe will offer all-new live-action and animated series, classic TV series, and films, and more, the new service arrives for iOS and Android users in beta format in August followed by its official launch in the fall.
Apple’s “Calls” adaptation may let you experience short stories via real-life audio sources
According to Variety, Apple's latest original video content deal is “Calls,” an English-language adaptation of the French short-form series Canal+ that let viewers experience short stories via real-life audio sources and minimal visuals.
Former Viacom & Broadway Video executive Kelly Costello joins Apple
Apple has hired formed Broadway Video and Viacom executive Kelly Costello, who is joining the Cupertino firm's growing worldwide video team as a business affairs executive.
WWDC 2018 keynote, funny Developer Migration video & other Apple promo clips hit YouTube
Following yesterday's presentation of Apple's iOS 12, watchOS 5, macOS Mojave and tvOS 12 software updates in San Jose, the full WWDC 2018 keynote talk along with other promotional videos they had played during the show are now available to stream from YouTube.
Netflix testing 10-second skimming gesture & unobtrusive volume slider in iOS app
Netflix appears to be testing a new playback interface that includes an unobtrusive YouTube-like volume slider centered at the very top of the interface, along with a few other noteworthy enhancements including the ability to double tap on the right edge of the screen to fast forward 10 seconds and on the left side to rewind 10 seconds.
YouTube may ditch reverse chronological order & use algorithms to organize Subscription feeds
Google's YouTube is currently running a trial with a small subset of its user base of a potentially controversial new feature that would replace the current reverse chronological order in Subscription feeds with non-chronological video ordering.
Apple planning to sell video subscriptions directly in TV app
You'll soon be able to subscribe to video services directly via Apple's TV app for iOS and tvOS.
YouTube rolling out support for high dynamic range video content on iPhone X
iPhone X is the first iPhone using a high dynamic range (HDR) screen with up to a billion colors, and now YouTube's begun rolling out support for HDR video on the OLED device.
3 ways YouTube encourages you to take a break
Google has implemented a trio of new tools in the mobile YouTube app that were designed to help customers get reminded when it's time to take a break and stop bing-watching.
Netflix rolls out 30-second vertical video trailers
Netflix this morning announced that its mobile app is now hosting 30-second video trailers.
Disney debuts ESPN+ video streaming service at a price of $4.99 per month
The entertainment conglomerate Disney today launched ESPN+, its new video-streaming service with 10,000 live sporting events in its first year, including more than 180 Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games.